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Theophilus Parvin letter to Mary Rodney

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0152

Content Description

One autograph letter from Theophilus Parvin, a Presbyterian minister and missionary, to Delaware resident Mary Rodney, lamenting Parvin's inability to deliver a packet of letters to Rodney and her family personally. Also includes a short discussion of Parvin's upcoming meeting with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1825 December 2

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Extent

1 item (2 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

One autograph letter from Theophilus Parvin, a Presbyterian minister and missionary, to Delaware resident Mary Rodney, lamenting Parvin's inability to deliver a packet of letters to Rodney and her family personally. Also includes a short discussion of Parvin's upcoming meeting with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Source

Gift of Mrs. Henry Clay Reed, 1978.

Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0098 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Shelving Summary

Box 6, F0152: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

Processing

Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, March and August 2015.

Title
Finding aid for Theophilus Parvin letter to Mary Rodney
Status
Completed
Date
2015 March 27
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository

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